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Isfahan, Iran: Masjed-e Emām (“Imam Mosque”) Isfahan, Iran Abbas I (the Great) of Persia Isfahan, Iran: Masjed-e Emām (“Imam Mosque”) Isfahan, Iran: Masjed-e Shaykh Luṭf Allāh (“Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque”) Isfahan, Iran: Masjed-e Emām (“Imam Mosque”) Isfahan, Iran: bridge over Zayandeh River Isfahan, Iran: carpet weaving zawiyah Great Mosque of Isfahan
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Isfahan, Iran: Masjed-e Emām (“Imam Mosque”)
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Isfahan, Iran: Masjed-e Emām (“Imam Mosque”)
Isfahan, Iran
Abbas I (the Great) of Persia
Isfahan, Iran: Masjed-e Emām (“Imam Mosque”)
Isfahan, Iran: Masjed-e Shaykh Luṭf Allāh (“Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque”)
Isfahan, Iran: Masjed-e Emām (“Imam Mosque”)
Isfahan, Iran: bridge over Zayandeh River
Isfahan, Iran: carpet weaving
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Great Mosque of Isfahan
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Tower Bridge over the Thames River in London, England. Opened in 1894. Remains an Important Traffic Route with 40,000 Crossings Every Day.
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